an6.62:7.1 “Ānanda, when I’ve comprehended the mind of an individual, I understand:
an6.62:7.2 ‘Both skillful and unskillful qualities are found in this individual.’
an6.62:7.3 After some time I encompass their mind and understand:
an6.62:7.4 ‘The skillful qualities of this individual have vanished, but the unskillful qualities are still present.
an6.62:7.5 Nevertheless, their skillful root is unbroken, and from that the skillful will appear.
an6.62:7.6 So this individual is not liable to decline in the future.’
an6.62:7.7 Suppose some seeds were intact, unspoiled, not weather-damaged, fertile, and well-kept. And they were sown in a well-prepared, productive field.
an6.62:7.8 Wouldn’t you know that those seeds would grow, increase, and mature?”
an6.62:7.9 “Yes, sir.”
an6.62:7.10 “In the same way, when I’ve comprehended the mind of an individual, I understand …
an6.62:7.15 This individual is not liable to decline in the future …
an6.62:7.16 This is how another individual is known to the Realized One by encompassing their mind.
an6.62:7.17 And this is how the Realized One knows a person’s faculties by encompassing their mind.
an6.62:7.18 And this is how the Realized One knows the future origination of a person’s qualities by encompassing their mind.

